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N.B.’s electricity rates must go up
(March 6, 2002) Electricity customers in New Brunswick and PEI face rate hikes possibly as high as 30 per cent to cover costs at the toubled Point Lepreau Candu nuclear power station unless NB Power gets permission from the provincial Public Utilities Board (PUB) and the government to invest $845 million to extend the reactor’s life expectancy. Continue reading
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Ontario Hydro couldn’t recoup $410 million in penalty fees
(March 4, 2002) Ontario Hydro had to kiss $410 million goodbye, thanks to a deal like the one that Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. is offering New Brunswick. Continue reading
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Belgian cabinet approves nuclear phase-out bill
(March 1, 2002) BRUSSELS, March 1 (Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said on Friday that his cabinet would ask parliament to pass a controversial bill to shut down the nation’s nuclear reactors by 2025, emulating similar moves by Sweden and Germany. Continue reading
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NB Power pegs Lepreau cost at $845M
(February 28, 2002) Lepreau the sequel will not go into cost overruns, like the original project, according to plams released by NB Power Monday. Continue reading
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NRC upgrades security at U.S. nuclear
(February 27, 2002) WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued orders Tuesday to all 104 of the nation’s nuclear power plants, upgrading the high-level security measures already in place. Continue reading
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Environmentalists split on Point Lepreau refit
(February 27, 2002) Environmentalists are divided on whether NB Power should rebuilt its nuclear power station at Point Lepreau. Continue reading
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Energy Probe director speaking at Watchdog meeting
(February 26, 2002) Norm Rubin, a professional in the field of nuclear energy, has been invited by Port Hope’s Nuclear Environmental Watchdogs to talk to the community Wednesday night about his values and principles and how they relate to Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Continue reading
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Nuclear plants targeted
(January 31, 2002) U.S. intelligence agencies have issued an internal alert that Islamic terrorists are planning another spectacular attack to rival those carried out on September 11. Continue reading
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Terrorists had diagrams of nuclear power plants
(January 30, 2002) US President says terrorists had diagrams of nuclear power plants; NRC must move now on major upgrade of security against attack. Continue reading
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Nuclear Denial
(January 24, 2002) Security requirements for plants like Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island have barely changed since the 1970s. About 6 p.m. on October 17, five weeks after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, officials at the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) telephoned the control room at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with some chilling information. The intelligence community had intercepted a “credible” threat against the reactor. Continue reading
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